ALEX MALCOLMSON

BOXWORKS & BIRDSFrom Saturday 2nd April 2011

Alex Malcolmson was born in Shetland in 1955 and

studied drawing, painting and printmaking at Edinburgh

College of Art. He worked in the northern isles for several

years teaching, painting and exhibiting, and then moved back

to Edinburgh to work as a curator before settling in North

Yorkshire.

Most of the work created over the past ten years or so has

been in the form of box constructions made mainly from

wood; carved and painted, sometimes using found materials.

The slatted birds started with the idea of an upturned boat;

a motif Alex has often used in other ways, drawing on the

tradition of decoy making.

Sailing trips, most recently in Scandinavia, ship dioramas,

objects associated with seafaring and nautical folk art

provide a rich source of ideas for the work in this exhibition.

‘Øresund’ Painted wood, collage.Image size (cm): 22 x 27 x 2 Framed size (cm): 37 x 44 x 6

‘Slatted Diver’ Carved and painted wood.Size (cm): 45 x 37 x 15

‘Berlin Studio’ Found material, carved and painted wood, metal.Image size (cm): 27 x 23 x 4 Framed size (cm): 40 x 44 x 9

‘Continuation Northward’ Found material, wood, metal, collage.Image size (cm): 43 x 24 x 6 Framed size (cm): 58 x 40 x 9

Below‘Swan’ Carved and painted wood.

Size (cm): 100 x 65 x 30

‘Sea Trout’ Carved and painted wood.Size (cm): 45 x 13 x 6

To view further examples of Alex Malcolmson’sboxworks and birds, please visit our website

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‘Brancusi’s Studio’ Found material, carved and painted wood.Image size (cm): 20 x 24 x 6 Framed size (cm): 36 x 42 x 9

‘Cromarty’ Found material, wood, metal, collage.Image size (cm): 28 x 23 x 4 Framed size (cm): 44 x 38 x 7

‘Ship Spirit’ Carved and painted wood.Size (cm): 30 x 50 x 27

Front cover‘Hanging Diver’ Carved and painted wood

Size (cm): 45 x 40 x 15

Back cover‘Flying Diver with Fish’ Carved and painted wood

Size (cm): 50 x 50 x 25

‘St. Jude’s Sign’ Carved and painted wood, metal.Size (cm): 56 x 67 x 9. Gallery commission.

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